As of June 23, 2025, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization will no longer be accepting donations.
SCO expresses gratitude to the many generous donors who dropped off supplies to support the thousands of citizens who were displaced due to fires in northern Manitoba.
As many of our northern relatives are now able to return home, SCO is ending our donation drive effective immediately.
Our offices are full of donated goods that we are working to distribute.
Our hearts are also full, thanks to the generosity and kindness we witnessed from friendly Manitobans as evacuation unfolded!
Your contributions have made an incredible difference in supporting our relatives during this challenging time.
SCO is no longer accepting donations.
Miigwetch, pidamaya ye, and thank you to everyone who supported our donation drive.
SCO Donation Drive
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is seeking donations to support our evacuated relatives who have been impacted by the wildfires. Our hope is to offer a little extra comfort by accepting donations.
Based on current needs as of June 10, 2025, SCO is accepting the following items:
- Accessibility items: Canes, toilet seats (risers), walkers, wheelchairs
- Baby items: Bottles, diapers, diaper cream, formula, playpens, sippy cups, and strollers
- Clothing: Bathing/swimsuits, socks, underwear (new items only, all sizes—plus sizes are really needed), sun hats only, children’s hats
- Gift cards of any denomination
- Hygiene items: Adult wipes, bars of soap, bed pads (blue pads), brushes, combs, conditioner, deodorant or antiperspirant, Depends (adult diapers), Kleenex, lip balm, menstrual products, razors and shaving cream, sunscreen, and Wet Ones
- Laundry soap and bounce sheets
- Microwave: New and/or gently-used
- Swimsuits or swim trunks for all ages and all genders: New or gently-used
- Treats/snacks: Granola bars, fruit snacks, nuts, chocolate, drink boxes
- Non-perishable foods—food like cups of noodles, ramen noodles, KD in a cup, etc.
- Water: Bottled and/or distilled
Note: All snacks and donated food items must be in their original packaging.
*As of June 5, SCO is no longer able to accept any clothes except for socks, new underwear, and hats.
You can drop donations off at SCO’s offices during our business hours* from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Our offices are located at:
- 1572 Dublin Avenue, Winnipeg*
Please note: This is the only drop off point for donations in Winnipeg. - 2B 136-11th Street, Brandon
- #D016 – 1450 Main Street, Dauphin*
Please note: Our Dauphin office is only able to receive donations from 8:30 am to 12 noon each weekday.
Our donation drive will run until further notice. Stay tuned to our social media accounts for updates.
If you have any questions or would like to make a financial donation in support of the evacuees, please send us an email: media@scoinc.mb.ca
“The Southern Chiefs’ Organization cares for our relatives from northern Manitoba and is developing plans to provide support and assistance to the 17,000+ citizens who are being displaced from their homes. Our Mobile Crisis Response Team will provide frontline assistance to evacuees in southern Manitoba,” stated SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels. “SCO will start a donation drive to gather the most-needed supplies for the evacuees. On behalf of the 32 Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations that SCO represents, I send prayers for all those who are impacted by these fires. I also extend gratitude to the Chiefs and Councils for your leadership and commitment to your citizens, along with the firefighters, the first responders, emergency management teams, the Red Cross, and all others who are helping to coordinate a response to this emergency.”
We are so grateful to everyone who has so quickly responded to our call for donations to help our relatives from northern and eastern Manitoba who have been displaced by the current wildfire crisis in our province.
